- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 19th, 2014
![Edward Snowden: Backdoors Planted by the NSA Can Also Be Leveraged by Others Edward Snowden: Backdoors Planted by the NSA Can Also Be Leveraged by Others](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Edward-Snowden-Backdoors-Planted-by-the-NSA-Can-Also-Be-Leveraged-by-Others-1.jpg)
Edward Snowden: Backdoors Planted by the NSA Can Also Be Leveraged by Others
The whistleblower has attended TED via a telepresence robot
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 19th, 2014
![Snowden Files: NSA Can Record All Phone Calls in a Country, Keep Files for a Month Snowden Files: NSA Can Record All Phone Calls in a Country, Keep Files for a Month](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Snowden-Files-NSA-Can-Record-All-Phone-Calls-In-a-Country-Keep-Files-for-A-Month-1.jpg)
Snowden Files: NSA Can Record All Phone Calls in a Country, Keep Files for a Month
The NSA has a huge capability of spying on entire countries
- Internet Life
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 19th, 2014
![Snowden Urges All Online Businesses to Use Encryption Snowden Urges All Online Businesses to Use Encryption](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Snowden-Urges-All-Online-Businesses-to-Use-Encryption-1.jpg)
Snowden Urges All Online Businesses to Use Encryption
The NSA whistleblower has also revealed that there are more important details to come
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 19th, 2014
![Snowden: NSA's PRISM Deputized Corporate America, Had Companies Do the Dirty Work Snowden: NSA's PRISM Deputized Corporate America, Had Companies Do the Dirty Work](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Snowden-NSA-s-PRISM-Deputized-Corporate-America-Had-Companies-Do-the-Dirty-Work-1.jpg)
Snowden: NSA's PRISM Deputized Corporate America, Had Companies Do the Dirty Work
Resisting the NSA PRISM was futile for companies
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 19th, 2014
![Pentagon Watchdog Had No Knowledge of NSA's Bulk Phone Data Collection Pentagon Watchdog Had No Knowledge of NSA's Bulk Phone Data Collection](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Pentagon-Watchdog-Had-No-Knowledge-of-NSA-s-Bulk-Phone-Data-Collection-1.jpg)
Pentagon Watchdog Had No Knowledge of NSA's Bulk Phone Data Collection
Not even the Pentagon knew what the NSA was doing
- Internet Life
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 18th, 2014
![Australian AG Wants to Make Refusing to Hand Over Encryption Keys a Criminal Offense Australian AG Wants to Make Refusing to Hand Over Encryption Keys a Criminal Offense](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Australian-AG-Wants-to-Make-Refusing-to-Hand-Over-Encryption-Keys-a-Criminal-Offense-1.jpg)
Australian AG Wants to Make Refusing to Hand Over Encryption Keys a Criminal Offense
If anyone refuses to hand over encryption keys, they could be criminally charged
- Editorials
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 17th, 2014
![How the NSA Scandal Can Bring Back CISPA How the NSA Scandal Can Bring Back CISPA](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/How-the-NSA-Scandal-Can-Bring-Back-CISPA-1.jpg)
How the NSA Scandal Can Bring Back CISPA
The talks about a cybersecurity bill that would kill user privacy are back
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 17th, 2014
![IBM Denies Helping NSA Under PRISM Program IBM Denies Helping NSA Under PRISM Program](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/IBM-Denies-Helping-NSA-Under-PRISM-Program-1.jpg)
IBM Denies Helping NSA Under PRISM Program
IBM is being investigated by the Chinese govt
- Internet Life
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 17th, 2014
![Bill Gates: Snowden Is No Hero, but Surveillance Debate Had to Happen Bill Gates: Snowden Is No Hero, but Surveillance Debate Had to Happen](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Bill-Gates-Snowden-Is-No-Hero-But-Debate-Had-to-Happen-1.jpg)
Bill Gates: Snowden Is No Hero, but Surveillance Debate Had to Happen
Bill Gates doesn't really like how Snowden chose to blow the whistle
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 17th, 2014
![NSA Scandal Pushes USA to Relinquish Control over Internet NSA Scandal Pushes USA to Relinquish Control over Internet](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/NSA-Scandal-Pushes-US-to-Relinquish-Control-Over-Internet-1.jpg)
NSA Scandal Pushes USA to Relinquish Control over Internet
The idea is to move control of the Internet to the international community, but the US isn't letting go
- Social Networking Related
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 14th, 2014
![Zuckerberg Calls Obama After Reports That the NSA Is Using Fake Facebook Servers Zuckerberg Calls Obama After Reports That the NSA Is Using Fake Facebook Servers](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Zuckerberg-Calls-Obama-After-Reports-That-the-NSA-Is-Using-Fake-Facebook-Servers-1.jpg)
Zuckerberg Calls Obama After Reports That the NSA Is Using Fake Facebook Servers
It doesn’t look like Zuckerberg got the response he was hoping for
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 14th, 2014
![NSA Denies Indiscriminately Planting Malware on Computers Worldwide NSA Denies Indiscriminately Planting Malware on Computers Worldwide](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/NSA-Denies-Indiscriminately-Planting-Malware-on-Computers-Worldwide-1.jpg)
NSA Denies Indiscriminately Planting Malware on Computers Worldwide
The intelligence agency has issued a response to the latest Edward Snowden leaks
- Spyware Threats
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 12th, 2014
![The NSA Uses Automated Tools to Plant Malware on Millions of Computers The NSA Uses Automated Tools to Plant Malware on Millions of Computers](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/The-NSA-Uses-Automated-Tools-to-Plant-Malware-on-Millions-of-Computers-1.jpg)
The NSA Uses Automated Tools to Plant Malware on Millions of Computers
The latest Edward Snowden leaks show the NSA can exploit computers on an industrial scale
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 11th, 2014
![Watch Edward Snowden's Talk at SXSW Watch Edward Snowden's Talk at SXSW](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Watch-Edward-Snowden-Talk-at-SXSW-1.jpg)
Watch Edward Snowden's Talk at SXSW
The whistleblower talks about the need for encryption
- Web Blog
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 8th, 2014
![Pinterest Publishes First Transparency Report Pinterest Publishes First Transparency Report](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Pinterest-Publishes-First-Transparency-Report-1.jpg)
Pinterest Publishes First Transparency Report
Pinterest only received a dozen data requests from authorities, all from the USA
- Google News
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 8th, 2014
![Eric Schmidt: Google Is "Pretty Sure" Data Is Now Protected From NSA Spying Eric Schmidt: Google Is "Pretty Sure" Data Is Now Protected From NSA Spying](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Eric-Schmidt-Google-Is-Now-Protected-From-NSA-Spying-1.jpg)
Eric Schmidt: Google Is "Pretty Sure" Data Is Now Protected From NSA Spying
Thanks to all the steps taken by Google, the company's projects are now protected
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 5th, 2014
![Edward Snowden to Speak About Impact of NSA Spying at SXSW 2014 Edward Snowden to Speak About Impact of NSA Spying at SXSW 2014](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Edward-Snowden-to-Speak-About-Impact-of-NSA-Spying-at-SXSW-2014-1.jpg)
Edward Snowden to Speak About Impact of NSA Spying at SXSW 2014
A live stream and a recording of his talk will be made available